2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
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In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
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The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Arlington to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 93 students majoring in nursing at UT Arlington, 11% are male and 89% are female.
Out of the 29 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in nursing at UTEP, 28% are male and 72% are female.
With a ranking of #6, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 16 students majoring in nursing at TTUHSC, 13% are male and 88% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
Women make up 54% of the nursing majors at the school.
While working on their Graduate Certificate, nursing majors at TCU accumulate an average of around $19,027 in student debt.
With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.
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Best Nursing Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 21,862 |
| Arizona | 12,966 |
| Oklahoma | 3,009 |
| New Mexico | 1,390 |
Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 29 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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